Crossport, Idaho
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the South and West Boundary census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83805. It stands on Dobson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Moyie Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1911 USGS Priest Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1913 USGS Priest Lake quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Moyie Springs quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Bonners Ferry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Moyie Springs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
139 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 139 fires within 5 miles of Crossport between 1992 and 2020, burning about 200 acres in total. 35 started naturally. 5 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | FRENCH CONNECTION |
| 6 September 2007 | Smoking | 20 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | MOYIE |
| 5 September 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | SILVER SPRING |
| 3 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | CRAWFISH |
| 23 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | MELVILLE ROAD |
| 22 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | FIVE STARS |
| 21 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | KATKA |
| 2 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | TOWER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Crossport: 8 unknowns, 5 producers, 3 past producers, 2 occurrences. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Arsenic, Iron, Sulfides, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenopyrite Vein | Arsenic, Iron, Sulfides | Occurrence | ||
| Gold Shaft Group Prospect | Lead, Silver, Copper, Uranium | Prospect | Galena | |
| Jane Mine | Lead, Silver | Past Producer | Anglesite | |
| Lolo Group | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Moyie Yaak District | Tungsten, Gold, Molybdenum, Lead, Silver | Producer | QUARTZ VEINS/SHEAR ZONE, PLACER | |
| Pit No 1 Dist No 15 Cow Creek | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
1 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Crossport in 1 storm report in 2012: 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2012 | Flood | Crossport | - | Kootenai Trail Road was inundated with water from Cow Creek. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moyie Springs | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Katka | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Threemile Corner | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Bonners Ferry | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Eileen | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Schnoors | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Allens Spur | 8.2 miles | 12 | |
| Meadow Creek | 8.9 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122569501 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396347. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






